South Minneapolis Rosemary Williams and friends,, evicted by Mpls PD

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whole lot of tax dollars wasted to make another woman homeless.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6528520

Rosemary William has been fighting foreclosure, and then fighting to stay in her home.
With help from many friends, and community activist she fought a good fight and today the police raided the house. Arrested and jailed 7. Pepper sprayed many. and over 30 cops guarded the home front and back for 6 hours as the bank had metal boards put up on the windows.

The sheriff came over a month ago and changed the locks. That night, activists/friends/neighbors were back in the house and for the past month have been squating in this house.

Today, the day before Obama comes to Minneapolis, our tax dollars were used to show the force of the Minneapolis Police force.

How much does it cost for 30+ cops, 2 police vans, 2 detectives with the Crime lab with cameras, and several others were at the house for at least 6 hours?
all for a home in a poor neighborhood, that is listed as worth $ 90,000.
That is probably the cost of the cops for that one day.

What a sad day. The community was strong. Over 100 of us were there once we got the call or email.
Several religious leaders, lawyers, neighbors, community activists, 2 other woman who are fighting foreclosures.

You can watch it here. ( I didn't find out till 6pm so I missed a lot of it)

http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/sep/urgentimmediat...

[annm4peace]

1. Status update: Everyone out of jail from Rosemary's arrest.

They kept the moms in the longest...they got let out around 11:30pm


so glad they keep those mom off the street.

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2. Sunday 2pm Press conference outside Rosemary's house

hope you can make it. this house represents what is happening all over the country.

It isn't about just Rosemary.. it is about all of us.

If Banks had been regulated like food companies under the FDA they would have recalled all these loan products.